Comparing OSHA’s Confined Spaces in Construction standard (1926.1201-.1212) to the General Industry Standard (1910.146)

My phone has not stopped ringing with clients who have received a ton of advertising about how this “new OSHA rule will impact you.”  Some of this literature is just disgusting in how it misleads an unsuspecting manager who wants to do the right thing.  But as I began to research some of these claims, I did take notice that this new CS standard for construction can be a glimpse into OSHA’s 2nd attempt at writing a CS standard, and some of the new definitions and requirements should be included in our general industry program(s). 

Let’s look at some of these requirements:

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